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Morning Meditation
December 8, 2025
Reading: Revelation 1:5-8
To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Look! He is coming with the clouds;
every eye will see him,
even those who pierced him;
and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail.
So it is to be. Amen.
‘I am the Alpha and the Omega’, says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.
Meditation-Rebecca Northington
I have said for years to my own kids and to the kids of RYG: “make sure any text you write and send, any photo you take, any meme, repost, or content of any kind; be something you are comfortable with your grandmother viewing”. I know this advice has, in many cases, gone in one ear and out the other. I myself have probably participated in text banter that I would not want my sweet mother to see. But the principle remains. Once it leaves your lips, once you press send, once you take the photo, it is permanently out in the universe and truly anyone may end up seeing it. Often the person you would least like to see it, or read it, eventually does. That seems to be a rule of life. So be ok with what you say, how you act, and the photos you take. This is my advice.
Perhaps what I should have said, and maybe indeed what I meant, is that God will see it. Check yourself, because God does see us, and let this knowledge be an opportunity for us to more fully see ourselves.
Each week in Bible Breakfast with RYG, I am excited by the little revelations I get to share with the kids; the details many of us take for granted. This past week we talked about the expectation of Christ’s return in the lifetime of the early Church. Much of the preparing and waiting was for an actual visitation from Jesus in that first century. How that must have impacted their day to day behavior and vigilance is almost incomprehensible. That urgency is no longer a part of our theology, but perhaps we should revisit the effect it might have on our devotion to God and his son.
What would happen if we more literally included God in our every thought, action, text, or reaction? While I know we cannot be perfect at all times, I do find myself considering what behaviors would change if I knew God was watching me in that exact moment. Obviously we don’t want to lose our cool in traffic, or in stressful moments with our kids. In fact, we have likely already lost control in those moments. But the exercise of pausing and wondering how God would see us can change our private actions and reactions. I would argue this pause can only encourage better responses. Better texts, more loving driving, more patience with our children, animals, employees; better decision making altogether.
As we continue to prepare this Advent season I invite you to bring God more fully into your here and now. As this beautiful and inspiring text from Revelation implores: anticipate his glorious coming! Accept the gift of him by your actions and the orientation of your heart, as an acknowledgement of humanity's original and tragic denial of him. Bring him more fully into your life and allow for the transformation that Christ’s life offers; both today, tomorrow and in our eternal lives. Amen
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